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Additional safety instructions
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Before you begin your work, examine the ma-
terial you want to cut. Remove any foreign bo-
dies. Continue to watch out for foreign bodies
while you are working. If you come across any
foreign bodies while cutting, turn off the ma-
chine and remove the items in question.
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Work only when visibility is adequate.
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Make sure you stand squarely at all times
while working. Be careful when walking back-
wards. Tripping hazard!
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Never leave the equipment unsupervised in
the work area. If you stop work for a while,
leave the equipment in a safe place.
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If you stop your work in order to go to another
area to work, you must make sure that the
equipment is switched off while you are going
there.
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Never use the equipment while it is raining or
in damp or wet surroundings.
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Protect your equipment against moisture and
rain.
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Before you switch on the equipment, check
that the cutting unit will not touch any stones
or other objects.
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Always wear suitable working clothes to pre-
vent injuries to the head, hands and feet. For
this purpose wear a helmet, safety goggles
(or visor), high boots (or strong shoes and
long trousers made of tough fabric) and work
gloves.
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When the equipment is in operation, you must
always hold it away from your body!
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Do not switch on the equipment when it is
turned around or when it is not in working po-
sition.
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Switch off the machine and pull out the po-
wer plug: when the equipment is not being
used, when you leave it unsupervised, when
checking the equipment, when removing or
replacing the spool, or when transporting the
equipment from one place to another.
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Keep the equipment away from other people,
especially children, and from pets. There may
be stones and other objects in the grass that
is cut and thrown up.
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When you are working, keep a distance of at
least 5 m from other persons and pets.
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Do not cut against hard objects. This will help
you to prevent causing injury to yourself and
damage to the equipment.
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Use the edge of the safety guard to keep the
equipment away from walls, different surfaces
and fragile objects.
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Never use the equipment without the safety
guard.
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This equipment is not allowed to be used by
children or by persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capacities or those with a
lack of experience and knowledge. Children
should be supervised so that they do not play
with the equipment. Children are not allowed
to carry out the cleaning or maintenance.
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Avoid abnormal working postures. Make sure
you stand squarely and keep your balance
at all times. Always maintain good footing
on inclines. Only operate the equipment at a
walking pace.
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Risk of injury from dangerous moving parts!
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The moving parts are not allowed to be
touched before the power plug has been re-
moved and all moving parts have come to a
complete standstill.
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Read the directions with due care. Familiarize
yourself with the operator controls and proper
operation of the equipment.
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Never allow children or other persons who
are not familiar with the operating instructions
to use the equipment. Contact your local
governmental agency for information regar-
ding minimum age requirements for the user.
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Always keep in mind that the user of the
equipment is personally responsible for acci-
dents or hazards involving other persons or
their property.
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Before use, always carry out a visual check to
make sure that the safety devices or covers
are not missing or damaged and that they are
correctly fitted.
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Never use the equipment in bad weather con-
ditions and particularly never when there is a
risk of lightning.
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Never use the equipment with a damaged co-
ver or safety device or when a cover or safety
device is missing.
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Switch on the motor only when there are no
hands or feet within range of the cutting unit.
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Always switch off the equipment and pull out
the power plug:
- when the equipment is left unattended
- before you remove a blockage
- before you inspect, clean or work on the
equipment
- after the equipment strikes a foreign body
- when the equipment begins to make unu-
sual vibrations (examine immediately) The
equipment is not allowed to be put into opera-
tion again until the cause of the unusual vibra-
tions is eliminated. If you fail to find the cause
of the vibrations, contact a service center.
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